Ali Zadeh

972-***-**** adq4sd@r.postjobfree.com

Profile

• Bachelor Applied petroleum engineering with an experience in oil and gas production accounting, and student of Charter Professional Accountant (CPA).

• International experience in various countries with multinational companies.

• Diverse finance proficiency – oil and gas, management consulting, not-for profit.

• Multi-lingual.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse teams and work groups

• Proven and demonstrated ability to plan, implement and achieve project goals of process engineering activities.

• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and a demonstrated ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization and with external stakeholders.

• Knowledge of cost-of-service regulation and associated principles considered in establishing Liability rate ratio and security deposit design.

• Excellent problem solving and challenging situations and excellent attention to details.

• A self-motivated and fast learner capable of working effectively within a team or alone and unsupervised.

Education and Professional Development

Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering 2017 -2019

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Calgary, AB Enrolled in the CPA Canada Prerequisite Education Program (PREP) 2025 Chartered Professional Accountant Western School of Business BS In Accounting 2003-2018

Azad University, Ahwaz, Iran

* Degree status verified and approved by International Credential Evaluation Services Professional Experience

Geoscience Engineering 2020 - Present

Accountant

• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.

• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.

• Manage all the account payables and receivables.

• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, and reconciling entries.

• Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts and providing information for auditors.

• Advising on estimates for project funding

• Run and handle the month end closing of the general ledger and accounting books.

• Review and reconcile bank statement versus the accounting books.

• Conducting internal audit and compliance review.

• Provide invoices to the clients and manage the collections

• Secures financial information by completing and updating database backups. Financial Compliance specialist 2018 – 2019

Alberta Energy Regulator

• Handling the application for the first-time licensee

• Reviewing the eligibility and compliance of Directive 067 of AER

• Provide research and advice on various energy-related issues and issues related to the application processes or regulatory to processes and practices.

• Present and analysis Eligibility, discretion, and transfer report to management for better decision making for those companies with corporate health issues

• Contribute to the review of various types of License transfer applications, primarily related to Oil, natural gas transmission and Facility.

• Contribute to the application review process, including coordination of procedural steps with external and internal parties for both Routine and Non-Routine applications

• Present and analysis Eligibility, discretion, and transfer report to management for better decision making for those companies with corporate health issues

• Under supervision and timeline, analyze and make recommendations to the Commission members on various types of Well, Facility and pipeline applications to mitigate the risk.

• Coordination and production of written draft decision reports in conjunction with Commission members, lawyers, and other regulatory staff to industry.

• Provide technical and administrative support on applications dealing with deficiencies for non-routine and routine applications

Staff Accountant 2016 – 2017

Calgary Board of Education

Accountable for Maintain school and department financial records and assist with annual budget preparation and ensure the accurate and timely receipt, recording and deposit of all cash and other negotiable items. Coordinated timely goods and services procurement, receipt and distribution and verify the accuracy of monthly financial reports and maintained records of school project revenues and expenditures.

• Multitask Admin/Accounting role with the school of over 1000 student Gas Supply Analyst, (Internship) 2014 - 2014

AltaGas Ltd.

• Allocated daily field production to appropriate downstream shipper accounts

• Communicated daily with Field Operations, Operations Accounting, Gas Marketing, customers, and shippers to collect and share data used in the management of daily allocations

• Enhanced Production Audit Program compliance testing for Field Operations

• Updated gas supply forecasts for customers and investigated irregular flow volumes

• Reconciled forecast production volumes to actuals Project Auditor 2009 – 2012

PwC Netherlands/World Bank

Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), United Nation Project Participated in the creation of the project plan and schedule to ensure that the timelines were met for site visits (government ministries). Monitored policies, procedures and expenditures submitted by the Afghan Government for reimbursement from the World Bank based on Afghan procurement laws and World Bank guidelines. Assisted the Project Manager in confirming that all Project Charter obligations were met, and all appropriate documentation was provided. Investigated, analyzed, and prepared reports on special projects as assigned and suggested solutions. Identified international government funding, participated in the development of procurement strategy and assessment of project risks including strategies for risk mitigation.

• Monitored and evaluated of information management requirements as these are implemented in enterprise projects.

• Identifying issues and risk areas that may require regulatory responses

• Facilitated meetings, workshops, and fact-finding sessions to address and verify information requirements, actions, and decisions

• Collect and analyze information to determine compliance. Make recommendations to improve environmental and operational performance.

• Communicated and provided education to stakeholders regarding areas of concern and operation update.

• Evaluated implementation of the procurement law program level and cumulative impact at the government entity.

• Effectively participate as a member of the project team to ensure project deliverables are met,

Project development needs are identified, and the team maintains business continuity.

• Lead and execute tasks which develop and deliver enterprise regulatory approaches and Processes to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness in World Bank decision-making Payable/Receivable Accountant 2005 – 2008

Schlumberger

• Managed invoicing, cash settlement and expense report reimbursement.

• Preparation and posting of monthly journal entries.

• Monthly financial reporting package distributed to Managers detailing monthly activity.

• Reviewed P&L for segment cost analytics and manage data efficiently.

• Reviewed and controlled Purchasing orders & Supplier Audits

• Handled bank reconciliation for different currencies.

• Managed all the remote location’s journal entry and made sure all the entries are compliant and closed properly at the month end.

• Analyzed and monitored revenue and prepared revenue report for the different operation division.

Professional Courses and certificates

• Seismic in Motion 2018

• Standard First Aid CPR.C AED 2018

• Project control certificate 2015

• Audit and monitoring workshop held by PWC, New Delhi, India 2009

• Location Accountant training held by Schlumberger Dubai 2007

• Oil and gas well site orientation held by Schlumberger Abu Dhabi 2007

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